The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-09
FRENCH RACE HORSES.
How They Manage on the Turf
Abroad.
The Gentleman Owner and she 9th.
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sea breezes and arrived here in time
Tor the Deauvillc races. Deauville |
was founded by the Duke De Morny.
whose son discovered that Mile. Guz-
man Blanco, OF Venezuela, was very
rich, and by marrying her gilded his
w~ell-tarnishcd ducal coronet with her |
many dollars, They went away to
South America on their HONEYMOON |
and have just returned on n steam |
ship of the Transatlantiquc line, and
thereby hangs ascandal-for Brcbian.
the agent OF that company at New
York, detained the vessel while
waiting the dukes arrival for nearly
two hours, thus losing high tide at
Sandy Hook and keeping over 100
iirst class passengers at sea twelve
hours longer than was necessary.
In due course OF time the steamer
reached Havre on u Sunday and NJ.
do Morny left the duchess at tho
Frascati hotel and came over TO the
Deauyalle races, but nobody present
seemed TO look any happier ON that
account
A narrow %raylnc. which Is a river
when the tide Is In and Is but a long
spit of mud when Il Is out, separates
the towns Of Dcauvillo and Trouville.
The latter was once n famous water
ing place, the former was long sup
posed to be aristocratic; now both
are going TO the ''dcmnition bad
Just as fast ms stingy French property
owners a let them. Once In each
year, however, both places wake up.
and during race week or In grande
scmainc, as II Is SCALED, rooms. houses
and hotels are crowded, especially
with Parisians, who are faithful In
their love for the Deauyille races.
The opening day was on n Sunday,
and II seemed almost a lawn meet,
there were so many handsome ladies'
10 be seen, and ! was half minded TO
imagine the grounds dotted with
scarlet coats, hounds watching every
movement OF the master. and some
m back In the woods beyond Trou.
Vile TO give the view halloo.
have not spent too much time on
French ~raoc-courscs since came
abroad. yet the foreign turf has had
its full share Of my personal obserya.
lion and careful study, and some ol
these days ] may. perhaps. pen
what ] think OF the thoroughbrcds.
the owners and the breeders In this
great country. Then will ! mention
the wealthy owner who has n racing
stable because II Is de bon ton. and
the owner who " also q wholesale
manufacturer of. we'll. say guitn
porcha bonbons, aud the associate
owner
ONE Or \ DEOIr
who buy horses, choose Jockeys and
scratch or start their nominations by
rule Of administration; aud the owner
who Is u book maker. too often q dan
gcrous follow, q sort of secondhand
owner. who considers his horse ~ n
marked card. 10 be- used ~ n strip
per- In the game which he il play
ing with the betting public; aud the
owner who is both trainer and jockey.
who. rs a rule, n quite NJ honest rs
his more prctcntious rivals, aud who
very frequently proves the truth OF
IN old Arab Saving ''Sirc and dam
make the loal trainer aud rider
make the winner
When that thoughtful essay l.
written aud is In the pages OF So.
and.SO's review. or In such and such
monthly, YOU will read of owners aud
their ignorance. trainers and their
tricks. Ol commissalics OF stewards.
Judges. starters. ~haudicappcrs Jock.
cys, head lads, stable. boys. ioois.
~bOokmakcrs, booksellers, tipsicrs.
the "all right boy the quotation
sellers, the programme fellows. the
women who sell bopucts. aud that
nbomination Ut nll denominations. the
cabmnn. with maybe some rrfcrcnc,
In the wind.up 10 those who attend
French races; a. the public III th,
pcsagc or qunrtrr-strtch. the publ,
Of the grand stand. and the public o
the pclusr ar open Held. and Ia Ill,
bcltcrs. male aud female these latte
being % variety nj the turf gamble
who sticks 10 betting until she hu
lost everything and has even ~ In
exhausted her credit that she i. mn
able Ia borrow the price oi ndulis
sion.
In this article 1T the future | vii
necessarily have Ia tell YOU whicl
class of owners | like best pcrhap
will decide In favor ~ the ricl
owner who IL q mcmhcr oi The iockrl
club. aud perhaps In favor oi ihl
bookmnking owner have the rcln
tive values OF each at NV fingers
tips. aud ! could lalk To- vou lor hour
about the Ignorance uf the Que nu,
the rascaliiy of the other. III
former knows nothing about horse
aud leaves everything 10 his trniucI
who. knowing that II ITO hi, Inter
est To llattcr the costly hobby NJ hi
employer. gives enough at his tim
aud energy TO the work H. nj lca-
procure him the occasional shiisia,
ton of seeing his color. win u rae
Of no consequence.
The gentleman owner stable cost
him from $4,000 Ia s1O.OOu q Ncai
not counting. Of course. his bets. IA
~hednyariably backs his horses
and borcs his friends bv adyisin
them 10 do likewise. lie Is new,
suTpr scd by u defeat; IL was the fan.
1T the starter, or the horse was sht
In by the Others aud unable to tnk
the lead. aud how'll have Is rrycng
next time; while. n for a victory
that surprises him still less than
defeat would. lnasmuch as he wa
sure Of IL, knowing his colt or h
lilly 10 be
~ LNIHAuHptN ANIMAL.
~ Tor the ~bookmakrr's hors,
there Is % French saying that III
reads the citing quotations bcfpi
gong 10 the starting-post.' IN
runs accordingly In oihrr words. Ii
only wins when his owner consider
the odds sufficiently lucraiiycio max
u worth while trying for II III
horse Is o good one and n fayOrit,
rest assured that he will not win. ~,
on a French i%are.course. and he wi
continue to be pulled just ~ long \
other bookmakers refuse 20 Law Ion